Fish lure



A. J. SOBECKI April 1, 1930.

FISH LURE Filed Aug. 16, 1928 Patented Apr. 1, 1930 p i r i UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE" ANTHONY J. SOBECKI, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA FISHLUBE Application filed August 16, 1928. Serial No. 300,0G7.

. This invention relates to fishing tackle and The headS of the lure isin the form of a pertains particularly to an improved type of broad flattongue the upper surface 4: being fish lure. The primary object of thisinvencurved downwardly and forwardly wliile'the tion is to provide a newand novel type of lure under surface is concaved to form the throat adesigned to perform certain movementscalcu- 5. This flat head issubstantially the same lated to attract fish and cause the same to takewidth as the body 1 and though curved at an the bait. obliqueangle tothe length of the body, it The invention broadly contemplates the doesnot extend beyond the lineof the'side provision of a plug of elongatedcircular dewall thereof.

19 sign and of substantially the same diameter The upper surface of thehead 3 is provided throughout its length, one end thereof being with thelongitudinally extending groove or formed to provide a downturned headso valley 6 which gradually decreases in width formed that when the lureis drawn through and in depth from the forward end to the the water by aline attached to the head thererear thereof. In the longitudinal centerof 15 of the head will be drawn down into the wathe valley 6 and atsubstantially the trans- 6 ter and the rear end of the body will swingverse center also is fixed an attacliingeye 7 back and forth in much thesame'manner as for the connection of the fish line to the lure. a fishstail is moved. Suitable hook mem- 'Upon the underside of thebody thereis bers are secured to the underside of the body secured to the eyes 8which are positioned 20 one adjacent each end, one being so positionedupon the longitudinal center thereof, the adjacent the rear as to trailbehind the body. hooks 9. These hook attaching eyes are: 10-

The invention will be best understood from cated preferably one adjacentthe rear end a consideration of the following detailed of the body andthe other adjacent the rear description taken in connection with theacof the head. companying drawing forming a partof the When the presentplug s drawn through 7 present invention, with the understanding, heWater, it assumes .a position there n as however, that the invention isnot confined to wn 1n the side elevatlonal view n Figure any strictconformity with the showing of the 1 and 1f VleWed m HhQVQ h belngdrawing but may be changed or modified so drawn through the water it wll be seen to long as such changes or modifi ti k have a movement likethat indicated in Figso no material departure from the salient feathatan 9 the y h of tures ofthe invention asexpressed in the ape d sw ngfrom e s deto t e d d l i other about an ax s located substantially at Ith d i the rear of the head. This movement simu- Fi ure 1 is a view inside elevation of the lates Closely the tall mOVBm'EPTIt of F The 1 g bd i th present i ti rear one of the hooks 9 will trail after the Fi 2 ia t l i f th Same; plug body while the forward one will assume Fi 3 i at l l it di l ti a substantially horizontal position beneath th 1 thecenter of the body. 40 through the forward portlon of e um From theforegoing descrlption it will be li igure 4 is a transverse sectiontaken upon readily understood that a new h Q l yP th li 4-4 f Fi 3 oflure has been perfected which it is be- Referring more particularly tothe d lieved will be more effective in accomplishing the numeral 1indicates generally the ing the purposes for which it is designed thanbody of the lure embodying this invention, other lures of th s type. thesame being, as shown, relatively long and Having described my inventionwhat I of circular formation. The body is also of claim is substantiallythe same diameter throughout 1. A fish lure, comprising an elongated itslength, the rear end 2 being finished off buoyant body of cylindricalcross section and by being rounded as shown.

substantially the same diameter throughout,

said body having a head at one end in the form of a broad curved tonguehaving a convex surface provided with a longitudinally extending valley,the entire tongue lying in the area defined by a cross section of thebody, hook members carried by the body, and means for attaching a lineto the convex side of the head.

2. A fish lure, comprising an elongated buoyant body of cylindricalcross section and substantially the same diameter throughout, said bodyhaving a head at one end in the form of a broad curved tongue having aconvex surfaceprovided with a longitudinally extending valley, hookmembers carried by the body, means for attaching a line to the convexside of the head, and said head being relatively short and of a Widthsubstantially equal to the diameter of the body.

3. A fish lure, comprising an elongated buoyant body of cylindricalcross section and of substantially the same diameter throughout, saidbody having one end formed to provide a head in the form of a relativelyshort curvedtongue, said tongue being substantially equal in Width tothe diameter of the body and having a concaved under surface extendingtransversely of the body and a longitudinally extending valley in theconvex surface thereof of gradually decreasing Width and depth from thefront to the rear end, means for attaching a line to the head insubstantially the central part of the valley, and hookimembers securedto the under side of the body rearwardly of the head thereof.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

TONY J. SOBEGKI.

